Karnataka registers 4,471 new COVID-19 cases

Karnataka has reported 4,471 new cases of COVID-19 and 52 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 7,98,378 and the death toll to 10,873, the health department said on Saturday.

The day also saw 7,153 patients getting discharged, pushing the total number of recoveries in the



state to over the 7 lakh mark.

A total of over 72,81,090 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,12,545 were tested on Saturday alone, and 21,981 among them were rapid antigen tests

Out of 4,471 fresh cases reported on Saturday, 2,251 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.